Zip Disorders Case Study

Education Plan Outline for Hispanic Children with Asthma The prevalence of asthma for Hispanic children living in urban areas is higher than the national average (Nepaul, Peng, Kloter, Hewes, & Boulay, 2012). Implementing a tailored asthma education program for Hispanics parents and children with asthma is considered to be the best intervention to reduce acute asthma exacerbations and return visits to the emergency department (ED) (Martin, Andrade, Villa, Acosta-Perez, & Canino, 2010). This outline will describe educational interventions for Hispanic children with asthma by identifying poorly controlled asthmatic children in the ED, provision of asthma education, and follow-up care.

Since asthma exacerbations in adolescence can lead to emergency room visits, hospitalizations, missed school and diminished health status, there was an evident need for effective asthma management for this population (Quaranta et al., 2014). Unfortunately, these rural adolescents with asthma, and their families, had difficulty determining when their asthma was poorly controlled; and unless the asthma symptoms were disruptive to family life, there was often little motivation for these individuals to seek medical care, thus increasing the risk of poor outcomes (Quaranta et al., 2014, p. 99). According

This results in Hispanics Americans living in very tightly-knit segregated urban communities, in older housing, and lack access to healthcare that can contribute to asthma exacerbation (Bhan et al., 2015). In the State of Connecticut there is a program called, Putting on AIRS or Asthma Indoor Risk Strategies. This program designed to assess environmental risk in the homes for asthmatic children and families. The hope is to reduce the frequency of asthma-related events by identifying environmental triggers. A public health nurse experienced in asthma management, conducts asthma education in the home. There is also an assessment for environmental asthma triggers in the home such as roach infestation or mold. The program follows participants over a six-month time frame, and has been shown to significantly improve outcomes for asthmatics (Nepaul et al.,

I sent an email to the Director Mr. Robert and the supervisor Mr. Ashwin about the results that I have found after analyzing data. I have found interesting results. I found there are a statistically significant variation in the number of ER visits and inpatient hospitalizations for Zip Codes 65616.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that impacts a person’s and their family’s quality of life. In people with asthma, their airway becomes constricted with swelling and excessive mucous. This constriction or narrowing of the airway makes it difficult for the person with asthma to

According to Stingone and Claudio, urgent health care services cost one-third of total asthma health care and the minority children of African American and Latino families had a much higher rate of using emergency department (ED) and hospitalization in urban areas. They found that the prevalence of

I’m following up on our phone conversation regarding the Meriden POA referral: Mom is very open to the asthma education. However she had specific requests regarding her availability. She visits the Hospital for Special Care (see attached) everyday where her son is currently staying. In addition, she needs to be available to care for her other three children after summer camp, and she wanted the education completed before her son returns home from the hospital. Lastly, we do not need an environmental conducted as Chris has already completed one.

Asthma affects 1 in every 12 Americans. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Asthma is affects “About 1 in 9 (11%) non-Hispanic blacks of all ages and about 1 in 6 (17%) of non-Hispanic black children had asthma in 2009, the highest rate among racial/ethnic groups.” As a mother of child with asthma, I know how scary it can be to deal with asthma attacks and learning how to treat the symptoms and minimize risk factors.

Putting on AIRS is a free program for residents of Connecticut who have a diagnosis of asthma, and who may benefit from a home visit by a Certified Asthma Educator and an Environmental Specialist. Darlene had a home visit on March 4th. Enclosed you’ll find the signed release of information which permits the program to make available the summary of the visit. In addition, find the Asthma Control Test (ACT), taken from the Measures of Asthma Assessment and monitoring document page 67; “Patient Self-Assessment” (EPR-2 1997) that her mom completed at the time of

Although, towards the end (July/August) it became dismantled as a result of other projects Yale New Haven residency program adapted. However, open communication remains between the residents and Pediatric Chiefs and the program coordinator. The collaboration provided the pediatric residents and interns’ opportunity to acquire knowledge about Community Public Health Programs. With the primary goal of introducing the residents and interns to a broad range of public health programs they can refer their patients to. This system offered the residents, and interns an introduction to the connection of public health and medicine. With the end result demonstrating the importance of community agencies and medical providers need to partner to address the burden of asthma. The Region had 5 residents/interns come through this reporting period, The residents have reported that given this opportunity to see first-hand how the program works, whether within the home or through individual discussion, that it has helped in aiding to understand the challenges families face as they strive to manage the asthmatic’s symptoms. Furthermore, they describe a broader understanding of the various environmental obstacles families are confronted when managing their asthma. For

Public Heath Assignment 2 Measuring a public health issue a1667927 1. Describe why this health problem is a public health issue for young Australians. Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the respiratory system and has a considerable impact on both individuals and a population. Everybody is susceptible to asthma, some more than others, depending of a variety of factors including, age, sex, geographical location and income. Asthma is particularly prevalent in younger children and the elderly and while it can be fatal, most people have mild cases of asthma that are relatively easy to treat. The condition mainly impacts an individual’s physical ability to contribute to a community.

Topic: Asthma A Health Disparity That Affects Many New Yorkers 1. Many cultures believe that there is a cure for Asthma? 2. Do casual factors affect asthmatics 3. Is there a correlation between environmental interventions and asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs which impacts many cultures/communities at a disproportionate rate within New York City limits East Harlem for example. Socio-economic status seems to play a significant role in determining which social class groups and geographic locations such as 96th street where lower rates of asthmatics have been reported. Lower socio-economic groups have multiple issues East Harlem to the South Bronx are at-risk urban communities, the assumption being that there are inadequate

For school work, I usually try to limit myself to scholarly articles. But for this assignment I chose an article that stood out to me for its ability to relay important health information in an accessible way. For the last two weeks in my classes, we have been discussing topics that are fraught with misunderstanding, fear, and misinformation. I was struck by how many of my classmates were unfamiliar with the content. As an RN student, I have learned that patient education is mainly the responsibility of the nurse; and finding methods to teach important topics without overwhelming the patient is vital to promote health and safety. Chunking in patient education, relaying small but specific pieces of information, allows one to digest the key points that are needed without losing focus among all the intricate details. This article does just that.

A couple weeks before the presentation was held, the group which consists The data are collected from observation of over 100 patients’ visits, 50 of which were observed and audio taped. The research questions that are asked by Davidson are:

Review of Related Literature and Critical Appraisal Asthma is a chronic airway disease that can be difficult to manage, resulting in poor outcomes and high costs (Kuhn et al., 2015). It is characterized by episodes of expiratory airflow obstruction, which occurs in response to multiple stimuli or triggers. Asthma is a